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Lot 679
Sale 2859 - English & Continental Furniture & Dec Arts
Sep 18, 2004
7:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$1,100
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
SWISS SILVER-GILT A...
SWISS SILVER-GILT AUTOMATON SINGING BIRD BOX
Late 19th c.
The bird with green/blue plumage, moving beak, wings and perch, beneath an oval lid and top engraved with birds and foliate scrolls, the shaped sides and underside with conforming decoration, the back with a hinged compartment for a key, stamped 800. H: 1 1/2, W: 4 in.